Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 10.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Caribbean Small States stood at 10.4%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Caribbean Small States peaked at 10.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1989.
That places Caribbean Small States 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.3% | — |
| 1971 | 7.0% | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 6.6% | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 6.6% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 6.4% | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 7.6% | +19.1% |
| 1976 | 9.8% | +29.7% |
| 1977 | 7.5% | -23.5% |
| 1978 | 7.1% | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 7.1% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 8.0% | +11.6% |
| 1981 | 7.8% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 6.8% | -12.1% |
| 1983 | 6.5% | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 6.6% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 6.7% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 6.9% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 5.7% | -17.6% |
| 1988 | 5.9% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 5.6% | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 6.7% | +21.5% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | +23.4% |
| 1992 | 8.5% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 8.9% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 9.0% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 8.9% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 9.0% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 8.4% | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.3% | 6.4% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 5.6% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 6.7% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.3% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.1% | 10.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 13 Tunisia 23.9% compare
- 14 Côte d'Ivoire 23.4% compare
- 15 Jordan 23.3% compare
- 16 Mauritania 22.8% compare
- 17 Mozambique 20.9% compare
- 18 Iraq 20.7% compare
- 19 Cameroon 20.6% compare
More reference data data for Caribbean Small States
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.01 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 59,245 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 56,742 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 115,987 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.94 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.08 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.9 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.43 GPIA (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male 5,246 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Caribbean Small States?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Caribbean Small States was 10.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1989.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/